Greece vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$604
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1176
$565
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
28
🌐 English speaking %
51%
35%
🎓 Higher education
87
56
😀 Quality of life
74
40
🏙️ Population
10.4M
46M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1253) is 60% more expensive than in Iraq ($783). Greece ranked 61st vs 137th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Greece compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 43rd and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Greece and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Greece Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
5.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.63
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8295
$2781

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Cities Comparison in Greece vs Iraq

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$976
8.13M
Mosul
$565
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Kirkuk
$516
975K
Sulaymaniyah
$658
878K
Erbil
$844
846K
Ramadi
$754
875K
Najaf
$573
725K
Ctesiphon
$771
500K
Hillah
$662
541K
Karbala
$558
690K
Nasiriyah
$655
542K
Baqubah
$670
468K
Amarah
$670
512K
Kut
$621
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$472
392K
Az Zubayr
$694
370K
Duhok
$625
331K
Zakho
$662
219K
Fallujah
$816
251K
Abu Ghraib
$960
189K
Samawah
$573
215K
Kufa
$556
171K
Samarra
$677
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$703
105K
Al-Karmah
$832
95K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$384
22.5K